List of Romanian military equipment of World War II
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This is a list of World War II military equipment used by Romania.
Local equipment
This includes only locally designed and produced equipment.
Combat vehicles
Aircraft
All of the aircraft listed below were completed before the end of World War II. Prototypes are omitted from the list. Unless specified otherwise, all aircraft machine guns have the caliber of 7.92 mm. All of the data is sourced from:[1]
| Model | Type | Number | Armament |
|---|---|---|---|
| SET 7K | Training, communication, observation | 20 | 2 x Lewis guns (twin mount) |
| SET 7KB | Reconnaissance and observation | 20 | 2 x Lewis guns (twin mount) 1 x Vickers machine gun 6 x 12 kg bombs |
| SET 7KD | Communication | 20 | 1 x Lewis gun |
| IAR 37 | Light bomber | 50 | 4 x Browning machine guns 12 x 50 kg bombs |
| IAR 38 | Reconnaissance and artillery spotting | 75 | 3 x Browning machine guns 24 x 12 kg bombs |
| IAR 39 | Reconnaissance and light bomber | 255 | 3 x Browning machine guns 24 x 12 kg bombs |
| IAR 80 | Fighter | 49 | 4 x FN Browning machine guns |
| IAR 80A | Fighter | 85 | 6 x FN Browning machine guns |
| IAR 80B | Fighter | 55 | 2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine guns 4 x FN Browning machine guns |
| IAR 80C | Fighter | 60 | 2 x 20 mm Ikaria autocannons 4 x FN Browning machine guns |
| IAR 81 | Fighter and dive bomber | 50 | 6 x FN Browning machine guns (4 for 10 of them) 2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine gun (10 of them) 1 x 225 bomb 2 x 50 kg bombs |
| IAR 81C | Fighter | 150 | 2 x 20 mm MG 151 autocannons 2 x FN Browning machine guns Werfer-Granate 21 (1) |
| JRS-79B | Bomber | 36 | 5 x machine guns 1,575 kg of bombs |
| JRS-79B1 | Bomber | 31 | 1 x 20 mm Ikaria autocannon 7 x machine guns 1,400 kg of bombs |
Armored fighting vehicles
All of the data is sourced from:[2]
| Model | Type | Number | Armament |
|---|---|---|---|
| TACAM T-60 | Tank destroyer | 34 converted from captured | 1 x 76.2 mm M-1936 F-22 1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun 1 x submachine gun |
| TACAM R-2 | Tank destroyer | 21 converted from | 1 x 76.2 mm M-1936 F-22 (1) 1 x 76.2 mm ZIS-3 (20) 1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun |
| Vânătorul de care R35 | Tank destroyer/light tank | 30 converted from R35s | 1 x 45 mm 20K mod. 1932–34 tank gun |
| Mareșal | Tank destroyer | 6 prototypes | 1 x 122 mm M1910/30 howitzer (4) 1 x 75 mm DT-UDR (2) 1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun |
Warships
Data for the monitors sourced from:[3] and for the rest of the warships from:[4]
| Class | Type | Ships | Armament (artillery, torpedoes, mines) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brătianu-class | River monitor | Ion C. Brătianu Alexandru Lahovari Lascăr Catargiu Mihail Kogălniceanu | 3 x 120 mm naval guns 1 x 76 mm AA gun 2 x 47 mm light naval guns |
| Amiral Murgescu | Minelayer and escort | Amiral Murgescu | 2 x 105 mm naval/AA guns 2 x 37 mm AA guns 4 x 20 mm AA guns 135 x mines |
| Marsuinul | Submarine | Marsuinul | 1 x 105 mm deck gun 1 x 37 mm AA gun 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes |
| Rechinul | Submarine | Rechinul | 1 x 20 mm AA 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes 40 x mines |
Individual weapons
| Model | Type | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orița M1941 | submachine gun | 6,000 | Number produced until October 1943[5] |
| Argeș | flamethrower | ||
| 15.2 mm Model 1943 | anti-tank rifle | 1 | Prototype made in 1943[5] |
Artillery
| Model | Type | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 mm Reșița Model 1943 | field/anti-tank gun | 375 | Number produced until December 1944 (including 3 prototypes)[6] |
| 120 mm Reșița Model 1942 | mortar | 12+ | Number produced until 1944[7] |
Other
- Bungescu AA fire director[5]
- Costinescu 6.6 kg 75 mm armor-piercing shell[8]
- T-1 tractor – 5 prototypes[5]
Table of orders and deliveries for the land forces
Data from:[9]
| Model | Type | Numbers ordered | Numbers produced | Percentage produced from the order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orița M1941 | Submachine gun | 45,000 | 6,000 (Oct. 1943) | 13.3% |
| 75 mm Reșița Model 1943 | Field/anti-tank gun | 1,100 | 375 (Dec. 1944) | 34% |
| Malaxa UE carrier | Artillery tractor | 300 | 126 | 42% |
| TACAM T-60 | Tank destroyer | 34 | 34 converted | 100% |
| TACAM R-2 | Tank destroyer | 40 | 21 converted | 52.5% |
| Vânătorul de care R35 | Tank destroyer/light tank | 30 | 30 converted | 100% |
| Mareșal | Tank destroyer | 1,000 | 6 prototypes | 0.6% |
| T-1 tractor | Artillery tractor | 1,000 | 5 prototypes | 0.5% |
Foreign equipment
This includes equipment produced in other countries as well as license production.
Combat vehicles
Aircraft
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| Model | Type | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloch MB.210 | Medium bomber | 10 | Purchased from France |
| Bristol Blenheim Mk. I | Light bomber/reconnaissance | 40 | Purchased from the United Kingdom. Three ex-Yugoslav aircraft bought from Germany. |
| Dornier Do 17M | Reconnaissance/bomber | 10 | Purchased from Germany |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 189A-2 | Reconnaissance | 2 | Purchased from Germany |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 58 | Transport/Trainer | 34 | Purchased from Germany |
| Hawker Hurricane Mk. I | Fighter | 15 | Purchased from the United Kingdom. Three ex-Yugoslav aircraft bought from Germany. |
| Heinkel He 111E | Bomber | 10 | Purchased from Germany |
| Heinkel He 111H | Bomber | 42 | Purchased from Germany |
| Heinkel He 112B-1/B-2 | Fighter | 30 | Purchased from Germany |
| Henschel Hs 129B-2 | Attack | 40+ | Purchased from Germany |
| Junkers Ju 86E | Reconnaissance | 12 | Purchased from Germany |
| Junkers Ju 87D-3/D-5 | Dive bomber | 90+ | Purchased from Germany |
| Junkers Ju 88A | Bomber | 69+ | Purchased from Germany |
| Junkers Ju 88D | Reconnaissance | 19+ | Purchased from Germany |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109E | Fighter | 69 | Purchased from Germany |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109F | Fighter | 7 | Purchased from Germany |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109G | Fighter | 200+ | Purchased from Germany, also assembled locally |
| Messerschmitt Bf 110C | Night fighter/heavy fighter | 12 | Purchased from Germany |
| Messerschmitt Bf 110E | Night fighter/heavy fighter | 2 | Purchased from Germany |
| Messerschmitt Bf 110F | Night fighter/heavy fighter | 9 | Purchased from Germany |
| Potez 543 | Bomber | 10 | Purchased from France |
| Potez 631 & 633 | Reconnaissance/bomber | 53 | Ex-French aircraft received from Germany |
| PZL P.11b | Fighter | 50 | Purchased from Poland |
| PZL P.11f | Fighter | 95 | Purchased from Poland, also produced under license |
| PZL P.24E | Fighter | 30 | Purchased from Poland, also produced under license |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.79B | Bomber | 24 | Purchased from Italy |
Captured aircraft
Armored fighting vehicles
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Data is sourced from:[10]
| Model | Type | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks and tankettes | |||
| Renault FT | Light tank | 78 | Purchased from France in 1919 |
| R-1 | Light tank/tankette | 36 | Modified Czech AH-IV |
| R-2 | Light tank | 152 | Purchased from Czechoslovakia, later received from Germany as well. |
| Renault R35 | Light tank | 75 | Purchased from France, 34 interned from Poland |
| T-3 | Medium tank | 12 | Designation for the German Panzer III, Panzer III Ausf. N used |
| T-4 | Medium tank | 141+ | Designation for the German Panzer IV, Panzer IV Ausf. G, H and J used. Some supplied by the USSR after August 1944 as well. |
| T-38 | Light tank | 75 | Designation for the Czechoslovak LT vz. 38 (German Panzer 38(t)), received from Germany |
| Assault guns | |||
| TAs | Assault gun | 104+ | Designation for the German Sturmgeschütz III. Some supplied by the USSR after August 1944 as well. |
| Armored cars | |||
| Autoblinda AB41 | Armored car | 8 | Italian armored cars purchased from Germany |
| Sd.Kfz. 222 | Armored car | 50+ | Received from Germany |
| Sd.Kfz. 250 | Half-track armoured personnel carrier | 28+ | Received from Germany. |
| Sd.Kfz. 251 | Half-track armoured personnel carrier | Unknown | Received from Germany. At least one Sd.Kfz. 251/9 with a 7.5 cm gun also used. |
Captured armored fighting vehicles
Data sourced from:[10]
| Model | Type | Origin | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks and tankettes | ||||
| T-27 | Tankette | USSR | 2 | Captured in 1941 |
| TKS | Tankette | Poland | 52 | Interned in October 1939 |
| BT-7 | Light cavalry tank | USSR | 32 | Captured in 1941 |
| M3A1 Stuart | Light tank | United States | 21+ | Captured from the USSR |
| Panzer II | Light tank | Germany | 2 | Captured in late August 1944 |
| T-26 | Light tank | USSR | 33 | Captured in 1941 |
| T-37A | Amphibious light tank | USSR | 19+ | Captured in 1941 |
| T-38 | Amphibious light tank | USSR | 3+ | Captured in 1941 |
| T-40 | Amphibious light tank | USSR | 1 | At least one captured |
| T-60 | Light tank | USSR | 30+ | Captured in 1941 |
| 38M Toldi | Light tank | Hungary | Unknown | Some captured in 1944. Reported as unserviceable. |
| M3 Lee | Medium tank | United States | 4 | Captured from the USSR |
| T-28 | Medium tank | USSR | 2+ | Several captured in 1941, two still in service by November 1942 |
| T-34 | Medium tank | USSR | 6+ | Several captured, two reported in service in 1942 and a further four captured in 1944. All T-34/76 models. |
| 40M Turán | Medium tank | Hungary | Unknown | Some captured in 1944. Reported as unserviceable. |
| Valentine Mk. III | Infantry tank | United Kingdom | 4 | Captured from the USSR |
| Vickers | Infantry tank | United Kingdom | 19 | Unspecified "Vickers" tanks captured from the USSR |
| IS-2 | Heavy tank | USSR | 1 | Captured in the summer of 1944 |
| KV-1 | Heavy tank | USSR | 2 | One captured in 1942, another in 1944 |
| Tiger I | Heavy tank | Germany | 2 | Captured in late August 1944 |
| Tank destroyers | ||||
| Hetzer | Tank destroyer | Germany | 2 | Captured in the fall of 1944 |
| Assault guns | ||||
| ISU-152 | Assault gun | USSR | 1 | Captured in the summer of 1944 |
| 43M Zrínyi | Assault gun | Hungary | 1 | Captured in the fall of 1944 |
| Armored cars | ||||
| BA-6 BA-10 BA-20 BA-27 | Armored car | USSR | 103+ | Various Soviet BA series armored cars captured |
| OA vz. 27 | Armored car | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Interned in March 1939 |
| OA vz. 30 | Armored car | Czechoslovak | 10 | Interned in March 1939 |
Warships
Data sourced from:[11]
| Class | Type | Ships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regele Ferdinand-class | Destroyer | Regele Ferdinand Regina Maria | Built in Italy |
| Vifor-class | Destroyer | Mărăști Mărășești | Built in Italy |
| Friponne-class[12] | Gunboat | Dumitrescu Ghiculescu Lepri Stihi | Built in France, purchased in 1920 |
| Delfinul | Submarine | Delfinul | Built in Italy |
| CB-class | Midget submarine | CB-1 CB-2 CB-3 CB-4 CB-6 | Built in Italy, received in 1943 |
| Temes-class | River monitor | Ardeal | Ex-SMS Temes |
| Enns-class | River monitor | Basarabia | Ex-SMS Inn |
| Sava-class | River monitor | Bucovina | Ex-SMS Sava |
Individual weapons
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| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols and revolvers | ||||
| Beretta M1934 | .jpg) | 9mm Scurt | Italy | |
| Walther PP | .jpg) | 7.65mm Browning | Germany | |
| Walther PPK |  | 7.65mm Browning | Germany | |
| Walther P38 | .jpg) | 9mm Parabellum | Germany | |
| Luger Model 1908 | .jpg) | 9mm Parabellum | Germany | |
| Steyr M1912 |  | 9mm Steyr | Austria-Hungary | |
| Browning Model 1910/22 | .jpg) | 9mm Scurt | Belgium | Designation for the FN Model 1910 |
| TT pistol | .jpg) | 7.62mm Tokarev | USSR | |
| Nagant M1895 |  | 7.62×38mmR | Russia | |
| Rifles | ||||
| ZB rifle |  | 7.92mm Mauser | Czechoslovakia | Designation for the vz. 24 rifle. Standard service rifle. |
| Mauser Model 1898 |  | 7.92mm Mauser | Germany | Designation for the Gewehr 98 |
| Karabiner 98k |  | 7.92mm Mauser | Germany | 27,000 received from Germany in 1943[15] |
| Mannlicher M1893 |  | 6.5×53mmR | Austria-Hungary | Reserve use |
| Mannlicher M1895 |  | 8mm Mannlicher | Austria-Hungary | Reserve use |
| Mosin-Nagant Model 1891/30 |  | 7.62×54mmR | Russia | Also modified locally into carbines |
| Assault rifles | ||||
| StG 44 |  | 7.92mm Kurz | Germany | Also designated MP 43 |
| Submachine guns | ||||
| Beretta Model 38 |  | 9mm Parabellum | Italy | Model 38A and 38/42 used |
| MP 18 |  | 9mm Parabellum | Germany | Designated as Pistolul mitralieră Schmeisser Model 18 I |
| MP 28 |  | 9mm Parabellum | Germany | Designated as Pistolul mitralieră Schmeisser Model 28 II |
| MP 40 |  | 9mm Parabellum | Germany | Designated as Pistolul mitralieră Schmeisser Model 1940 |
| MP 41 |  | 9mm Parabellum | Germany | Designated as Pistolul mitralieră Schmeisser Model 1941 |
| Mauser C96 |  | 7.63mm Mauser | Germany | Designated as Pistolul mitralieră Mauser |
| PPD-40 |  | 7.62mm Tokarev | USSR | |
| PPSh-41 |  | 7.62mm Tokarev | USSR | |
| PPS-43 |  | 7.62mm Tokarev | USSR | |
| Light machine guns | ||||
| ZB vz. 30 | _(1941-12-01)_7,9_mm_leichtes_Maschinengewehr_148_(j)_-_Puska-Mitralez_7,9_mm_M_37_(Bild).png) | 7.92mm Mauser | Czechoslovakia/Romania | Standard light machine gun, also produced under license |
| MG 34 |  | 7.92mm Mauser | Germany | |
| MG 42 |  | 7.92mm Mauser | Germany | |
| DP machine gun |  | 7.62×54mmR | USSR | |
| Heavy machine guns | ||||
| ZB-53 |  | 7.92mm Mauser | Czechoslovakia | Standard heavy machine gun |
| Schwarzlose machine gun |  | 8mm Mannlicher 7.92mm Mauser | Austria-Hungary | Both original 8mm caliber and in 7.92mm Mauser local conversion. Also used in anti-aircraft role. |
| Ckm wz. 30 | .jpg) | 7.92×57mm | Poland | Imported through the Sepewe company before the war.[16] |
| Maxim Model 1910 |  | 7.62×54mmR | Russia | |
| M1895 Colt–Browning |  | 7.62×54mmR | USA | |
| Flamethrowers | ||||
| Pignone Model 1937 | – | Italy | ||
| Flammenwerfer 35 |  | – | Germany | |
| Mittlerer Flammenwerfer 39 | – | Germany | ||
| Anti-tank weapons | ||||
| Panzerfaust |  | – | Germany | |
| Panzerschreck |  | 88mm | Germany | |
Artillery
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| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortars | ||||
| Brandt Mle 1935 |  | 60mm | France/Romania | Also produced under license at the Voina Works in Brașov |
| Brandt Mle 27/31 | .JPG) | 81mm | France/Romania | Produced under license at the Voina Works in Brașov |
| Anti-tank guns | ||||
| Puteaux Model 1937 |  | 25mm | France | |
| Bofors Model 1936 | .jpg) | 37mm | Sweden/Poland | More than 556 guns purchased from Germany |
| M-42 | _Museum_on_Sapun_Mountain_Sevastopol_1.jpg) | 45mm | USSR | Both captured and supplied by the USSR |
| Breda Model 1935 |  | 47mm | Austria/Italy | |
| Böhler Model 1935 | 47mm | Austria | ||
| Schneider M1936 |  | 47mm | France/Romania | Purchased from France, also produced under license |
| Pak 38 |  | 50mm | Germany | |
| Pak 97/38 |  | 75mm | Germany | |
| Pak 40 |  | 75mm | Germany | |
| Field guns | ||||
| Putilov 1902/36 |  | 75mm | Russia | WW1-era guns refurbished at the Reșița Works |
| Krupp Model 1903 |  | 75mm | Germany | WW1-era gun |
| Puteaux Model 1897 |  | 75mm | France | WW1-era guns refurbished at the Reșița Works |
| Škoda Model 1928 | .jpg) | 75mm | Czechoslovakia | |
| Škoda Model 1915 |  | 104mm | Austria-Hungary | 14 guns taken after WW1 |
| Schneider Model 1913 |  | 105mm | France | 32 guns purchased in 1940 from Germany |
| Schneider Model 1936 |  | 105mm | France | 132 guns delivered before WW2. |
| Howitzers | ||||
| Škoda Model 1914 |  | 100mm | Austria-Hungary | 220 taken after WW1, 140 in service by the start of WW2 |
| Škoda Model 1930/34 |  | 100mm | Czechoslovakia | 62 batteries (248 pieces) purchased from Czechoslovakia in 1935. |
| Krupp Model 1898/1909 |  | 105mm | Germany | 54 howitzers taken from Germany after WW1, refurbished in the 1930s to fire the Romanian Krupp shells. |
| Krupp Model 1912 |  | 105mm | Germany/Romania | WW1-era howitzer |
| Krupp Model 1916 |  | 105mm | Germany | 64 howitzers taken from Germany after WW1 |
| Krupp Model 1918/40 |  | 105mm | Germany | Received in 1943 |
| Škoda Model 1914/16 |  | 150mm | Austria-Hungary | Taken after WW1, 24 in service at the start of WW2 |
| Škoda Model 1934 |  | 150mm | Czechoslovakia | 45 batteries (180 pieces) purchased from Czechoslovakia in 1935. |
| Mountain artillery | ||||
| Škoda Model 1915 |  | 75mm | Austria-Hungary | 72 guns in service at the start of WW2 |
| Schneider Model 1902/04 | .jpg) | 76mm | France | WW1-era gun, refurbished in the 1930s |
| Schneider Model 1909 |  | 76mm | France | WW1-era gun, refurbished in the 1930s |
| Škoda Model 1916 |  | 100mm | Austria-Hungary | 20 guns taken after WW1 |
| Škoda Model 1939 |  | 105mm | Czechoslovakia | |
| Coastal artillery | ||||
| 152mm Armstrong gun |  | 152mm | United Kingdom | Originally mounted on the Vifor-class destroyers, moved to the coastal artillery equipping the Tudor battery from Tataia, and the Aurora and Vlaicu batteries from Mangalia. |
| 120mm Saint-Chamond gun |  | 120mm | France | Originally mounted on the cruiser NMS Elisabeta, moved to the Elisabeta battery from Constanța. |
| 152.4mm Obukhov Model 1904 |  | 152.4mm | Russia | Equipped the Mircea battery from Capu Midia and the Tudor battery from Tataia. |
| Cannone da 102/35 |  | 102mm | Italy | Used in both coastal artillery and anti-aircraft artillery roles. |
| Anti-aircraft artillery | ||||
| Hotchkiss Model 1931 | .jpg) | 13.5mm | France | |
| Hotchkiss Model 1939 |  | 25mm | France | |
| Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |  | 20mm | Switzerland | |
| Gustloff Model 1938 |  | 20mm | Germany | Designation for the Flak 30/38 |
| Rheinmetall Model 1939 | .jpg) | 37mm | Germany/Romania | Designation for the Flak 36/37, produced under license at the Astra Works in Brașov. |
| Bofors Model 1930 |  | 40mm | Sweden | Delivered from Germany |
| Schneider Model 1897/17 | .jpg) | 75mm | France | WW1-era gun |
| Vickers Model 1931 |  | 75mm | United Kingdom/Romania | Produced under license by the Reșița Works |
| Škoda Model 1928 | .png) | 76.5mm | Czechoslovakia | |
| Krupp Model 1936 |  | 88mm | Germany | Designation for the Flak 36 |
Other
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Trucks
| Model | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Marmon | United States/Romania | 488 Marmon-Herrington trucks assembled by Ford Româna S.A.R.[18] |
| Ford 3-ton | United States/Romania | 2,320 trucks assembled by Ford Româna S.A.R. on the locally produced Fordson 157 chassis.[18][19] |
| Henschel trucks | Germany | |
| Laffly S20 | France | |
| Opel Blitz | Germany | |
| Praga RV | Czechoslovakia | |
| Škoda 6 | Czechoslovakia | STP 6L and 6 ST 6T models[7] |
| Tatra 93 | Czechoslovakia | |
| Tempo trucks | Germany |
Half-tracks
| Model | Origin | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sd.Kfz. 9 | Germany | Unknown | Supplied by Germany |
| Sd.Kfz. 10 | Germany | 9 | Supplied by Germany for towing the Pak 38 |
| Sd.Kfz. 11 | Germany | 9 | Supplied by Germany for towing the Pak 40 |
Radars
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